You'll most likely have to enter charts for a presentation.…You can either use one you already have in Excel or create one manually on the fly right in PowerPoint.…Let's do both so that you can see how they work.…The first thing we're going to do is insert a new slide.…We'll create a chart based on the New Color Vote Results because I already have one in Excel.…So let's create a new slide, we'll do Title and Content, and I'll also title this New Color Vote Results.…So the first thing we're going to do is insert a chart from PowerPoint.…

So down here I'm going to select Insert Chart right in my content placeholder, and now I…can choose from all the different types of charts.…There is lots of choices like Column, Line, Pie Chart, and Bar Chart, in this case I'll choose a Pie Chart.…Now I can also choose the style like a 3-D Pie chart.…The regular one is fine so I'm going to select it and hit OK.…From here it pops up a little mini Excel window in which I can actually just start typing all my data.…So I'll start typing them in, I can start typing and then just hit Tab to go to the…

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2/8/2013

In this course, author Jess Stratton teaches the basics of creating, editing, and sharing presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint 2013. The course shows how to build a slideshow from scratch, or leverage PowerPoint templates and themes for quick construction. Jess shows how to add and edit text, images, graphs, video, and animation; format slides for consistency; and add speaker notes to ensure a smooth delivery. Plus, discover how to collaborate on changes and then share the final presentation via print, video, PDF, or email.